The Bharuch bridge, that is 521 metres longer than Vidyasagar Setu of Kolkata, is expected to ease traffic woes on the Ahmedabad-Mumbai National Highway, considered to be one of the busiest in India.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated some of the most crucial infrastructure projects in Gujarat including the 1.4 kilometre long four-lane cable-bridge over the river Narmada at Bharuch on National Highway-8, considered to be one of the busiest national highways.